Far Cry Instincts .xbg

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Hello. I very want to open Far Cry Instincts models files.
It is *.XBG format, but another than in Dunia1\2 engines. I guess that its can be modified Crytek .CGF format.
I absolute novice in hexing, and how much I tried, i can't get correct meshes in Hex2Obj.

Please look this files: http://www.mediafire.com/download/8vz40 ... _Models.7z

[zaramot]

Yeah, looks like modified CryTek, though modified quite good. Format is pretty straightforward, I'm sure someone will make a tool for model import

[shakotay2]

, and how much I tried, i can't get correct meshes in Hex2Obj.

yep, there is some hurdle:
Doesn't look like a hat, for sure.
edit: well, was 8 bytes off

Rangerhat.jpg

UVpos is 8.

[...], I'm sure someone will make a tool for model import

there aren't too many "someones" atm

And meanwhile many requesters seem to use 3D rippers (at least on PC).

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[StreamThread]

Thanks a lot all for help!

I get repeated indices (0,0...), (14,14...) (41,41...)

Double parts of geometry and vertices it is can be something like collision data (optimization for console). I just guess.

[shakotay2]

I get repeated indices (0,0...), (14,14...) (41,41...)

hex2obj uses this standard (?) algo (which excludes doubles) for creating face indices in (tri) Strip mode: viewtopic.php?f=16&t=12804&p=116367#p116367
(see post as of Sat Feb 27, 2016 12:12 am)

Seems to work in 99.9% of the cases...
but I admit there might be formats where it does not.

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[shakotay2]

Where are vertex/trig/index counts, where is vertex format size?

(well, I know harder mysteries. )
boat01.xgb, offset 0x03A0: 32 01 18 00 8C 00
(FI count, FVFsize, vertex count of 2nd submesh)
For the fst one it's at 0x37C.

Uploaded samples are low poly:

boat01_xbg.JPG

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[StreamThread]

Uploaded samples are low poly:

boat01_xbg.JPG

It is original detalization in game. In Far Cry Instincts Predator some models are most highpoly. Characters, vehicles and weapons in particular. But nobody did a unpacker of Predator's DAT archives

[shakotay2]

uvs? Yeah, a mystery - for the fst submesh they're overlapping or whatever.
For the 2nd one UVpos=8 is okay:

boat01_2ndSM.jpg

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[StreamThread]

Do you have textures for these models to test UVs?

"\Objects_xbox\Vehicles\JetSki\JetSki_Val_DF.xbt"
"\objects_xbox\vehicles\jetski\jetski_nt.xbt"

Looks like diffuse (DF) and normal texture (nt).

Im using Far Cry Evolution BMS script. After unpacking, all models, textures and other gamefiles are in garbage of *.dat files, and each of this files should be identified manually.
Textures with DXT 3\DXT 5 compression. TextureFinder_v21 open it, but with some artefacts.

This texture loos like Jetski:


Unpacked level Training_00: http://www.mediafire.com/download/hz3kd ... raining.7z

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